Great Cacapon 30s bands

Do you love listening to Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra? How about Benny Goodman & His Orchestra? If so, then you’ll love our selection of 30s Bands here on GigMasters. Modeled after the original bands of the decade, these groups can be hired for private gigs in the Great Cacapon, WV area.

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We are a four-piece jazz group available for all types of events. We also have a female vocalist who can join us if desired. We have extensive experience playing weddings, private parties, fundraisers, and many other events. We can play anything from early jazz from the 30s to swing from the 40s to cool jazz and beyond. We can also create themed programs; some that we have recently performed include "History of Jazz" and "The Cole Porter Songbook."
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Do you love the Jazz Standards, the Great American Songbook, the fabulous, danceable tunes from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? From the Gershwins and Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Lorenz & Hart, to the great Cole Porter - we bring them all and make you feel like Fred & Ginger.
Or do you dig the cooler repertoire? Charlie Parker, mysterious Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, zany Eddie Jeffersion and Jon Hendricks vocalese? Here's to the Ladies Who Scat! is one of our themes.
Go all the way back to the...(more)

Experienced in performing for restaurants, weddings, corporate events, private parties, jazz clubs and other events. Can provide and arrange the size of the band and instrumentation to fit your event and budget everything from solo, duo, trio, quartet, and quintet.
Repertoire always caters to what the employer wants to hear. Repertoire may consist of Jazz standards from 1920's to present, Blues, Funk, Bossa Nova, Samba's and Traditional and Holiday music when appropriate.
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GIGMASTERS "RISING STAR" AWARD WINNING BIG BAND FOR 2010, 2011, and 2012! Swing Machine is also the recipient of the "BEST OF 2012" Award for Corporate Events!
LISTEN TO OUR AUDIO SAMPLES, AND COMPARE US TO ANY OTHER BAND. We are the Washington DC area's Premier Big Band!
Read the "Who's Who" of our Group Members listed above. And if one of them is not available for a gig, our "substitute" list is just as impressive. Frankly, the list is MUCH larger, but there's only a limited...(more)

One of the best small swing era groups in the Washington D.C. and mid-atlantic region, Blue Sky 5 has been entertaining lindy hoppers, partygoers, wedding guests and fans of swing/big band music for nearly a decade! Airplay on 84 jazz and swing stations in USA and worldwide. Regular performers at the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, and appearances at Lincoln Center in NYC.
There's brilliant standards by Gershwin, Porter, Kahn, Loesser, in the style of Goodman, Shaw, Basie, and...(more)

Night & Day is the specialist in the Washington DC area (including Maryland and Virginia) for elegant swing, big band and jazz. We offer solo piano and smaller combos for tasteful background, or larger ensembles with vocals for dancing. Our warm, energetic music is equally appropriate for corporate events, weddings and parties, both formal and informal.
The Night & Day band has been together since 1991. The group always arrives on time, plays especially danceable music, and is never too...(more)

It's that Old Hollywood sound and feel you have been looking for. From New York City to Orlando, Warren Priske and his Old Hollywood Jazz Band deliver classic standards from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Frank, Dean, Bing, Nat 'King' Cole, Mel Tormé, Bobby Darin, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Buble, and so many more. Warren preserves the timing, swagger and traditional style that made these songs so irresistible. He performs this timeless material in a flexible variety of ensemble sizes...(more)

The Gatsby Gang is the premier Gatsby themed Jazz Band in the Fairfax/DC area! We perform roaring 20s/30s jazz and also modern pop/jazz/lounge hits. The Gatsby Gang performs for hundreds of weddings and private/corporate events and Gatsby parties.(more)

The soulful, swingin' sounds of the Aaron Noe Jazz Orchestra have been heard through out the United States. The sounds of Aaron Noe have been heard in concert with such artists as James Moody, Freddie Cole, the Jimmy Dorsey Big Band, and the Okayssions. The Aaron Noe Jazz Ensembles are in high demand for the finest occasions and events.
You can find Aaron Noe leading his Big Band, the Aaron Noe Jazz Orchestra and his quartet,the Aaron Noe Jazz 4, in performances at a variety of venues. ...(more)

The Boilermaker Jazz Band has been performing the best swing and classic hot jazz music for over 20 years. With their unique brand of musical Americana and hot jazz revelry, the Boilermaker Jazz Band brings the party to you! The Band interprets the great American song book in their own unique fashion, bringing the swinging sounds of the jazz age back to life. You'll hear familiar classics and rarities performed by superb instrumentalists and heartfelt vocalists. From concert halls to dances,...(more)

The Gatsby Gang is the premier Gatsby themed Jazz Band in the Baltimore area. We perform roaring 20s/30s jazz and also modern pop/jazz/lounge hits! The Gatsby Gang performs for hundreds of weddings and private/corporate events and Gatsby parties!(more)

The Gatsby Gang is the premier Gatsby themed Jazz Band in the Pittsburgh area. We perform roaring 20s/30s jazz and also modern pop/jazz/lounge hits. The Gatsby Gang performs for hundreds of weddings and private/corporate events and Gatsby parties!
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Simply amazing!
"We booked The Gatsby Gang for our Speakeasy-themed wedding, and we couldn't even have dreamed how perfectly they would set the tone for our ceremony and reception. Many guests asked where we found...(more)

**Now booking for New Year's Eve**
The Bailsmen, Gigmaster's #1 band, plays over 200 events and concerts a year. We love working with our clients to create a great party and memorable night.
A little bit french bistro, New Orleans dance party, and New York sophistication. The Band draws from the inspiration of Django Reinhardt, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Sidney Bechet. The Bailsmen jazz band has been packing dance floors with high-energy, vintage music since 2011.
We...(more)

***Featured in Ny wedding mag "the un-wedding bands"***
Over 100 bookings on Gigmasters, Best of 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015!
Oh La La! featuring French chanteuse Marie Michèle have been playing all over clubs, events and weddings happily ever afters for already 6 years, all over New York and the tri-state, but also nationwide, delighting everyone with their joyous 30's and 40's swing sound, delicate chanson française, sultry bossa-nova or even classic Soul and Blues from the 50's and...(more)

The Recessionals Jazz Band embodies the subversive bootleg era culture of the 1920's and 1930's and were recently named the Gigmasters "Best of 2015". They are also currently ranked #1 in Philadelphia for Live Band, Wedding Band, as well as Jazz Band. The band was born on the streets of New York City where they began and cut their teeth playing hot and sweet jazz in the big apple before moving beyond to audiences around the country. The band has performed at some of the most prestigious jazz...(more)

Mod Society (formerly knows as Ainslie Street Vibes) combines modern-chic style with top quality music entertainment rooted in the vintage jazz tradition. We also specialize in blending indie rock, classic rock, and Top 40 in our arrangements to present a unique performance at every event.
ASV has been performing throughout Boston and NYC for the past 10 years. Our music spans from straight-ahead traditional jazz to highly energized latin jazz and salsa. High-energy Top 40 dance songs and...(more)

More than 480 bookings over the past three years, visit our Boston & Philadelphia Profiles (links on your right) to read additional reviews!
La Vie En Rose is a marriage of French Chanson and Golden Age swing, with a repertoire of timeless American standards and French jazz songs:
old classics with a hot twist celebrating France, love and music.
A bridge between the old world and the new, between French charm, American glam and contemporary pop.
With the melodious voice of French native...(more)

The NY Western Swing All-Stars use their unique instrumentation to explore that infectious and incredibly diverse set of styles that came together in the 1930's to become known as "western swing." Is it country music? Is it swing music? Yes and yes!
The NY Western Swing All-Stars have appeared at Lincoln Center, the Brooklyn Folk Festival, Bayou & Boogie Festival, Princeton Jazz Festival, Stone Barns Harvest Fest, as well as countless weddings, BBQ's, pig roasts, corporate picnics, and...(more)

***NOW BOOKING FOR HOLIDAY/CHRISTMAS PARTIES***
Nightingale Jazz Band represents the golden age of jazz, soul and R&B music. Evoking the vibrancy and intimacy of vintage jazz, speakeasies, and classic Hollywood scores, the band provides the perfect backdrop for any event! Nightingale Jazz Band began when vocalist Nora Ritchie and pianist Alex Clough struck up a musical friendship. Both interested in playing classic jazz music in the tri-state area, the duo decided to make a band that...(more)

Music for your wedding, company event or party! The Recessionals Jazz Band has been performing in and around New York City since 2007, and in that time has performed at nearly every major landmark the city has to offer! Through working for agencies such as First Choice Musicians (created by Musicians Local 802 featuring some of the most established of New York City's professional musicians, ) The Recessionals have developed a reputation for delivering high-energy performances at some of New...(more)

Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches specialize in Country, Bluegrass, old timey, Western Swing, 20s/30s, traditional jazz, music of New Orleans, blues, tin pan, ragtime, world music & dance. We also play an eclectic mix of traditional genres, Blues, Gullah Geechee & World Music. We take genre & song requests.
Our band members have performed at such NYC venues as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, 55 Bar & around the world, including Japan, Spain, Brasil, Sweden, St. Kitts, Bermuda, Israel,...(more)

From the smokey cabaret halls of Montmartre to the dingy bars of prohibition-era New York, Sweet Megg and her Wayfarers explore the sultry and sometimes crass music of the 1920s and 30s. Featuring songs from Edith Piaf, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday and more, the Wayfarers are sure to bring their rabble-rousing, fun-loving sound into every piece they perform. Featuring Ms. Megg Farrell on vocals, The Wayfarers have no problem tackling French chanson, dixieland jazz, swing, and gypsy...(more)

A full, emotive voice that sounds remarkably self-assured"
- Wall Street Journal
After Hours is a 20s/30s/Jazz band who are incomparable!! Consisting of 4-7 of the best musicians in NYC, led by Hannah Gill. "Hannah Gill has that type of low, breathy and incredibly expressive voice that just draws you in... and keeps you there. What a voice. What a voice. What a voice!"- NonHollywood Top 50. After Hours covers classic material from the 1920s through the 1930s, and any requests you may...(more)

Created from the streets of Brooklyn, the Hot Club of Flatbush is inspired by the American hot jazz and Parisian swing bands of the 1920's - 40's. The beautiful combination of soft female vocals, violin, acoustic guitars, and stand up bass will transport you to another era where romance and jazz intertwined in every song. Inspired by legendaries such as Django Rheinhardt, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and Edith Piaf, the Hot Club of Flatbush is sure to please any musical palette. ...(more)